I think there are some instances in which, especially as it relates to safety, that it is a clear moral choice.
Brian Schatz
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Brian Emanuel Schatz is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since December 26, 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Schatz has focused on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and education during his time in office. He succeeded Daniel Akaka and has been an advocate for renewable energy and environmental protection, reflecting Hawaii's unique ecological challenges and opportunities.
I am a fan of the program, you know the feedback that I get on the ground in Hawaii, and even when I'm in Seoul, is that they just love how it projects power for relatively little money.
I hope that my colleagues will join me and vote to reject the FCC's decision and restore net neutrality.
I don't believe tech will solve all of our problems, but in the United States, we pride ourselves on the idea that innovation is the real driver of progress.
We're, especially in Hawaii, working with the Navy and the Air Force in the energy-assurance space.
This is literally the FCC's job to get this right and they're getting it wrong.
The Omnibus that Senator Murray and I helped craft set the Department on a strong path forward for this year.
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate…
I think reaching veterans, reaching people in rural communities, helping with the opioid crisis, asthma, psychiatric/psychological treatment, all of it can be done through telehealth.
This request for a question to be added to the census comes from DOJ, comes from a political appointee.
I was pleased to hear that you would be 'very forward leaning' if you were to receive the authority from the CONNECT for Health Act to waive barriers to Medicare fee-for-service reimbursement for telehealth.
Tom Price said that repealing the individual mandate will harm the pool and likely have individuals younger--you know this.
It is important to address mental health as we would any other physical condition.
I don't understand why, if the VA hasn't spent the hundreds of millions of dollars that have already been appropriated for this new system, that the VA would then request $1.2 billion on top of it.
I'm also concerned that this request appears to ask us to push VA towards privately provided care.
With the exception of DOD, Mick Mulvaney is asking almost every agency cut its funding.
I'm not stipulating to anything that you said, but I am interested in what you're saying.
I also worry that it may be hiding cuts to in-house care in favor of privatized care.
will you work with me and others interested, in the Senate, to make sure that individuals separated under Don't Ask, Don't Tell...know that they have a way for their records to be reviewed.
Our veterans should not be forced to get care in crumbling facilities not up to code.





